'E! News' Canceled After 32 Years on Air
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"E! News" has been canceled - again.
The celebrity-focused newscast will continue airing new episodes
until Sept. 25 on E!, which is spinning off from NBCUniversal
and will be folded into the new, publicly traded company Versant
(formerly known as SpinCo). The cancellation comes three years
after "E! News" returned from a two-year hiatus, after it was
initially axed by E! in 2020. The series, originally a daytime
program, returned as a late-night broadcast.
The decision to cancel the show is said to have come from the
E! network, as it looks to leverage its brand of entertainment
coverage and commentary across digital and social platforms.
A source indicates that as news consumers demand real-time
digital coverage, a broadcast during the 11 p.m. slot (which
"E! News" has occupied since 2022) no longer best serves the
audience. E! boasts a growing digital presence with 87 million
followers across social media platforms.
Thursday's broadcast of "E! News" will be a repeat, but new
episodes will resume next week. E! informed the roughly 20
mployees at "E! News" of the cancellation Thursday morning. Some
"E! News" linear correspondents are expected to transition over
to Versant in yet-to-be-determined capacities.
E!, the linear network, continues to air original series
including "Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind" and
"Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour." It recently announced
upcoming series "Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane" and "E!'s Dirty
Rotten Scandals."
The network will also continue to have a presence on Hollywood
red carpets with "Live From E!" The Critics Choice Awards will
air on E! on Jan. 4.
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